Adding due dates to Epics

[Mo Sajjad]

I am trying to use Jira for hardware project management. Not the most ideal solution but I'm trying things out to see what works best. So far I have tested epics to represent the phases for our project (like engineering prototype, engineering verification etc.). For this to work, I need to add start and end dates for these epics. Is this possible on the free version of Jira? If so, could someone guide me on how to set it up?

[John Funk · Accepted solution]

Hi Mo - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

There is an existing field called Start date already that you can add to your screen using by that project. 

And then you should create a new date type custom field called End date. Be sure to add that field to the screen as well. Or you can simply use the existing Due date field. 

[Mo Sajjad]

Hi John,

thanks so much for your help. It worked! appreciate it! 

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Mo Sajjad -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

There are built-in fields for that need, named Start Date and Due Date, which are normally available by default.

Kind regards,
Bill

[Mo Sajjad]

Hi Bill,

thanks so much for your help. It worked! appreciate it!